Inequities In Health Care: A Five-Country Survey

TLDR

The study aims to compare citizen satisfaction with health care systems across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. A comparative survey was administered in these five nations to gather citizen perspectives on health care. Citizens in all five countries expressed high dissatisfaction, especially those with incomes below the national median, yet few reported problems accessing care; low‑income U.S.

Abstract

This paper reports the results of a comparative survey in five nations: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The survey finds a high level of citizen dissatisfaction with the health care systems in all five countries. Citizens with incomes below the national median were more likely than were those with higher incomes to be dissatisfied. In contrast, relatively few citizens reported problems getting needed health care. Low-income U.S. citizens reported more problems getting care than did their counterparts in the other four countries.